Been Gazumped by Google? Trying to make Sense of the "Florida" Update!
By Barry Lloyd 2003-11-25
"With the huge number of postings on all the various forums, concerning this update, most people don't know where to start looking for information about the recent Google update. The following is an attempt to put down rationally (I hope) most of the information that is known and the (unproven) theories behind the update algo."
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